Apurva Pravin Thakur from Mumbai has been crowned as Miss Teen Universe India 2019 in Noida Film City on December 18. She bested nine other contestants competing for the coveted crown and a chance to represent India.

Apurva is currently pursuing Bachelor of Architecture from Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia. She was crowned by the previous year’s winner and Miss Teen Universe 2017 Srishti Kaur.

Apurva will now represent India in Miss Teen Universe 2019 to be held in Panama (USA) in 2019 to become the second Indian to win the international crown.

At the same event, Palak Kholi from Delhi bags the first runner-up while Chavi Mehal also from Delhi was declared the second runner-up.